Abraham Zacutus Lusitanus

Abraham Zacutus Lusitanus
Born1575
Died1642
Salomon Savery, Portret van de arts Abraham Zacutus Lusitanus, 1634. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

Abraham Zacutus Lusitanus (Abraham Zacuto III, Zacuti Lusitani, 1575–1642, also known as Manuel Alvares de Tavara[1]), was a Sephardic Jewish Marrano or converso physician from Lisbon who was the author of a handbook of medical information.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Portrait of Doctor Abraham Zacutus | Posen Library". www.posenlibrary.com. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
  2. ^ Blom, Hans; Wertheim, David J.; Berg, Hetty; Wallet, Bart T. (2021-09-15). Reappraising the History of the Jews in the Netherlands. Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978-1-80085-824-4.
  3. ^ Levy, Barry (1990-07-01). Planets, Potions, and Parchments: Scientifica Hebraica from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Eighteenth Century. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. ISBN 978-0-7735-6266-0.
  4. ^ Szancer, Henryk (1967). "Introduction à la " Pharmacopoea elegantissima " d'Abraham Zacutus Lusitanus". Revue d'Histoire de la Pharmacie. 55 (194): 509–514. doi:10.3406/pharm.1967.7664.
  5. ^ Friedenwald, Harry (1939). "Abraham Zacutus". Bulletin of the History of Medicine. 7 (5): 458–485. ISSN 0007-5140. JSTOR 44442708.